Truck Bryant sank two free throws with 1 second left to lift West Virginia to a 72-70 win over No. 11 Louisville in their Big East regular-season finale Saturday. West Virginia won its third straight and clinched a first-round bye in the conference tournament. The Mountaineers earned their fourth consecutive 20-win season under coach Bob Huggins and the seventh straight overall.

Wow, it hurts to admit that a game I love, college basketball, has been really hurt big time with players leaving early. Let's face it: The real beneficiary of the one-and-done rule is the NBA. Hey, baby, you don't have to go to Harvard to figure that out!

Maalik Wayns scored 17 points, Corey Fisher had 16 and No. 12 Villanova pulled away late to beat West Virginia 66-50 on Saturday. The Wildcats (19-4, 7-3 Big East) finally got hot late in the second half to break open a sluggish first 30 minutes. The Wildcats led 45-40 midway through the second half, then went on a 19-3 run to coast toward their second straight win.

Louisville point guard Peyton Siva saw 13-feet worth of West Virginia players flying at him as he sliced through the lane with the Cardinals trailing by a point in the final seconds and wondered how he was going to get the ball in the air, much less in the basket.

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins threw everything he could defensively at No. 8 Purdue until the Mountaineers finally found a rhythm on offense. Kevin Jones scored nine of his 17 points during a late 18-6 run and West Virginia held off the Boilermakers 68-64 on Sunday.